9 weeks pregnant, gas, gas cramps and constipation, Help

hi ladies!!! I have been feeling pretty miserable with the gas, cramps and constipation. during the day I can manage the cramps but they get worse at night time, my tummy is so bloated and bother.I have been taking prune juice in the mornings,fruits and fiber. I will have a bowel movement every other day but is painful and very minimal, sorry TMI.the gas is the worse part, the cramps will wake me up in at night.did you get any medication prescribe to you for this? can I take anything over the counter to help with the gas? I have read everywhere that we cannot take any laxatives.please help!!!!!!

hi ladies!!! I have been feeling pretty miserable with the gas, cramps and constipation. during the day I can manage the cramps but they get worse at night time, my tummy is so bloated and bother.I have been taking prune juice in the mornings,fruits and fiber. I will have a bowel movement every other day but is painful and very minimal, sorry TMI.the gas is the worse part, the cramps will wake me up in at night.did you get any medication prescribe to you for this? can I take anything over the counter to help with the gas? I have read everywhere that we cannot take any laxatives.please help!!!!!!

Another suggestion that I might offer is just to drink your prune juice at night before bed. It could be part of the uncomfortable gas during the day. If you drink it at night, it can do its work while you're sleeping.

Also, try to avoid eating fruit with other foods. Eat it twenty minutes before a meal and give it a chance to get going through your digestive system. This should help a lot with the gas. (This is from a diet that I was on once, and the book explained how mixing fruit with other types of food is a really bad idea.)

Anyway, good luck. I hope that some of this helps. Call your doctor to see what he/she would suggest.

~Amanda

My doctor gave me a list of remedies for common problems during pregnancy. Here is what it says about constipation:

Another suggestion that I might offer is just to drink your prune juice at night before bed. It could be part of the uncomfortable gas during the day. If you drink it at night, it can do its work while you're sleeping.

Also, try to avoid eating fruit with other foods. Eat it twenty minutes before a meal and give it a chance to get going through your digestive system. This should help a lot with the gas. (This is from a diet that I was on once, and the book explained how mixing fruit with other types of food is a really bad idea.)

Anyway, good luck. I hope that some of this helps. Call your doctor to see what he/she would suggest.

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From:
JuliaKFW

To: kittysmom

Posted: Jan-16 01:43 PM (3 of 25)

How far along are you? I know everyone's symptoms are totally different.....but I had serious issues going to the bathroom up to week 7. Now that I'm inching closer to week 9 I've seen a big difference.

I still am not going to the bathroom as normal as pre-pregnancy.....but it's sooo much better than like every 2-3 days......

Hopefully it will be that way for you too!

How far along are you? I know everyone's symptoms are totally different.....but I had serious issues going to the bathroom up to week 7. Now that I'm inching closer to week 9 I've seen a big difference.

I still am not going to the bathroom as normal as pre-pregnancy.....but it's sooo much better than like every 2-3 days......

Call your doctor before you take anything. They may tell you to take a stool softner if you are backed up (TMI). Also add fiber it will help. My doctor told me that the iron in the prenatals can cause your system to slow down. I eat a fiber bar every morning.

Call your doctor before you take anything. They may tell you to take a stool softner if you are backed up (TMI). Also add fiber it will help. My doctor told me that the iron in the prenatals can cause your system to slow down. I eat a fiber bar every morning.

I had a lot of gas and cramping in my ninth and tenth weeks. I have found the following foods to be incredibly helpful:

Dried apricots, figs, prunes. I keep a bag in our fruitbowl and pop a couple whenever I start to get a little bit backed up. I'm good as new within a few hours or by the next morning. Apricots and prunes are loaded with vitamins, too.

Canned pumpkin: heated up with a little butter or just plain (if you like it) is good for regulating BM either way-- away from constipation or diarrhea. I learned, this, oddly, when my dog was recovering from major surgery on her legs and was on a number of medicines that messed up her digestive system. The great thing is pumpkin has a ton of beta-carotene and is really healthy, low calorie, etc. For me, 1/4-1/2 cup pumpkin really helped with digestive cramping too.

Hot water with lemon. I have found hot water with lemon (I squeeze about half a lemon in there, but I really like lemon) cuts through the gas in no time. You may not want to try this on a date with DH, but you will almost certainly find relief from gassy bloating. My girlfriend told me this one, and then I read it in a book. Works wonders. In fact, I had a cup nearly every night of weeks 6-10. I also had bronchitis-- so between the gas and the coughing, hot lemon juice was the only real 'cure' I thought I could use.

Good luck. I hope you feel better soon.

I had a lot of gas and cramping in my ninth and tenth weeks. I have found the following foods to be incredibly helpful:

Dried apricots, figs, prunes. I keep a bag in our fruitbowl and pop a couple whenever I start to get a little bit backed up. I'm good as new within a few hours or by the next morning. Apricots and prunes are loaded with vitamins, too.

Canned pumpkin: heated up with a little butter or just plain (if you like it) is good for regulating BM either way-- away from constipation or diarrhea. I learned, this, oddly, when my dog was recovering from major surgery on her legs and was on a number of medicines that messed up her digestive system. The great thing is pumpkin has a ton of beta-carotene and is really healthy, low calorie, etc. For me, 1/4-1/2 cup pumpkin really helped with digestive cramping too.

Hot water with lemon. I have found hot water with lemon (I squeeze about half a lemon in there, but I really like lemon) cuts through the gas in no time. You may not want to try this on a date with DH, but you will almost certainly find relief from gassy bloating. My girlfriend told me this one, and then I read it in a book. Works wonders. In fact, I had a cup nearly every night of weeks 6-10. I also had bronchitis-- so between the gas and the coughing, hot lemon juice was the only real 'cure' I thought I could use.

try a probiotic! that has helped me out a lot with the pain from the gas and being so severely constipated. also, to get things moving try drinking a lot of hot or warm liquids in the morning while you relax. (give yourself an extra hour in the morning and you just might go!) it worked for me! i hope it helps you! :) GL!

try a probiotic! that has helped me out a lot with the pain from the gas and being so severely constipated. also, to get things moving try drinking a lot of hot or warm liquids in the morning while you relax. (give yourself an extra hour in the morning and you just might go!) it worked for me! i hope it helps you! :) GL!

I'm 8 weeks 4 days and having the same problem. I also think I'm starting to get hemoroids as a result. I've read your responses and will have to give them a try.... My hubby works in pharmacy and he suggests colace only if symptoms are bad enough to call the doc (hence call the doc before you take anything). Is there any fruit in particular that is helpful? I'm not big on dried fruit but love fresh....

I'm 8 weeks 4 days and having the same problem. I also think I'm starting to get hemoroids as a result. I've read your responses and will have to give them a try.... My hubby works in pharmacy and he suggests colace only if symptoms are bad enough to call the doc (hence call the doc before you take anything). Is there any fruit in particular that is helpful? I'm not big on dried fruit but love fresh....

Oh My Goodness! I know exactly what you are talking about! I have those exact same problems, except Im 8 weeks. My doc gave me prenatal pill with something to help you poo. The work okay. I still poo but its SOOO hard to do it. I drink Aloe. Its all natural. I still need to talk to my dr about it. It was something I was taking before I got pregnant because I have IBS as well. WEll good luck!

Oh My Goodness! I know exactly what you are talking about! I have those exact same problems, except Im 8 weeks. My doc gave me prenatal pill with something to help you poo. The work okay. I still poo but its SOOO hard to do it. I drink Aloe. Its all natural. I still need to talk to my dr about it. It was something I was taking before I got pregnant because I have IBS as well. WEll good luck!

It is the prenatal my obgyn prescribed me. . .it has a stool softener in it. It has saved me from being miserable and is helping (along with smart dieting) to stay pretty regular. It is a great prenatal has all the needed omegas for brain/eye development and it is 100% vegetarian.

My husband laughs cause I was so miserable and now I walk out of the bathroom with a big grin and say "thank you prenexa!" like I am on a commercial we both crack up every time!

one word. . . PRENEXA!!

It is the prenatal my obgyn prescribed me. . .it has a stool softener in it. It has saved me from being miserable and is helping (along with smart dieting) to stay pretty regular. It is a great prenatal has all the needed omegas for brain/eye development and it is 100% vegetarian.

My husband laughs cause I was so miserable and now I walk out of the bathroom with a big grin and say "thank you prenexa!" like I am on a commercial we both crack up every time!

Hi There,Oh my goodness You poor thing . I am 35 weeks now and experienced that from the get go. I still do and my doctor reccommended Laxaday. It IS safe to take and I have been taking through my whole pregnancy . It has been a sheer lifesaver.I hope you are able to find it. And I wish you all the best in your pregnancy!FP

Hi There,Oh my goodness You poor thing . I am 35 weeks now and experienced that from the get go. I still do and my doctor reccommended Laxaday. It IS safe to take and I have been taking through my whole pregnancy . It has been a sheer lifesaver.I hope you are able to find it. And I wish you all the best in your pregnancy!FP

I am going through the exact same thing except I had painful gas, bloating and constipation probs before I got pregnant and now they have quadrupled. Even ended up in the ER from severe pain after not going for 11 days! I ended up having to use a suppository for that instance. I am scared what the rest of this pregnancy will bring for my already messed up colon!I have checked with the doc & an OB nurse and gastro nurse and there suggestions were:Cup of warm apple or prune juice every morning(heated)8-10 glasses of water per day (which is hard for me to stomach)Colace stool softners daily (wont hurt the baby)More raw veggies and fruitsPrenatal vitamin with slow release ironDon't exceed daily recommendation of calcium or too much cheese

Hope some of that helps you, I will let you know if it works for me I am 5 days without a BM again.

I am going through the exact same thing except I had painful gas, bloating and constipation probs before I got pregnant and now they have quadrupled. Even ended up in the ER from severe pain after not going for 11 days! I ended up having to use a suppository for that instance. I am scared what the rest of this pregnancy will bring for my already messed up colon!I have checked with the doc & an OB nurse and gastro nurse and there suggestions were:Cup of warm apple or prune juice every morning(heated)8-10 glasses of water per day (which is hard for me to stomach)Colace stool softners daily (wont hurt the baby)More raw veggies and fruitsPrenatal vitamin with slow release ironDon't exceed daily recommendation of calcium or too much cheese

Hope some of that helps you, I will let you know if it works for me I am 5 days without a BM again.

HI there - I am 10 weeks and had the exact same symptoms. I find the following works

1. Slices of Ginger in hot water to reduce gas and nausea2. Lemon in hot water to help you 'go'3. Peppermint tea (checked with Ob/Gyn, this is safe) to help expel gas (sounds gross but does give you some relief from the cramps)4. Exercise - I still run (and find myself burping along the way) and do some moderate aerobics/ swimming. I think the key is to encourage your gut to keep moving while the hormones are slowing them down.

Hope this helps! :)

HI there - I am 10 weeks and had the exact same symptoms. I find the following works

1. Slices of Ginger in hot water to reduce gas and nausea2. Lemon in hot water to help you 'go'3. Peppermint tea (checked with Ob/Gyn, this is safe) to help expel gas (sounds gross but does give you some relief from the cramps)4. Exercise - I still run (and find myself burping along the way) and do some moderate aerobics/ swimming. I think the key is to encourage your gut to keep moving while the hormones are slowing them down.

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